Resilient wheel.



D. L. CROSBIE. RESILIENT WHEEL. APPLICATION FILED MAR,12. 1912.

Patented Nom, 1912.

l 'UNiTEp STATES DANIEL L. CBOSBIE, 0F SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA. a

RESILIENT Specification of Letters Patent.

` Patented Nov. 5, 1912.

. Application tiled-March 12, 1912.A Serial No. 683,239.

To all whom 'it may conc-ern.

Be it known that I, DANIEL L. Cnosinn,

a citizen of the United States, 'residing at Sacramento, in the county of Sacramento, State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Resilient Wheels; and l do declare the following to be a full, clear, andrexactdescription of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this application.

This invention relates to improvements in vehicle wheels and particularly to a resilient wheel adapted to replace the pneumatic tired wheels now so commonly used.

The object ci the invention is to produce a resilient wheel which will be provided with solid tires and at the same time provided with a resilient spring structure which will have the same cushion and resilient effect as pneumatic tires when the wheels ride over the ground surface.

This invention especially relates to spe-- lowing specification and claim.

ln the drawings similar characters ot reference indicate corresponding parts 1n thc several views.

Figure 1 is a side elevation partly broken1 out of my improved wheel. Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on a line XMK of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a sectional view of a modified form ot wheel from that shown 'in the other views. Fig. f1 is a detached view of the:

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member 4 is also'pravided with a central rib 6 pro` periphery.

The numeral 7 designates lscrew pinsprojecting through theA members 5 and6 and screwed into one of said members 5 as at 8,' which pins carry blocks 9 interposed be'-v tween the'members 5 and 6 as shown. Each block 9 is provided with a projectinglug 10 which is screw threaded as at 11 *to permit. of springs 12 being screwed thereon.

The numeral 13 designates o'uter platesslidable over the sides of the rim 1' lthere being a felt filler 14 interposed between said members 13 and said membert to keep out the dirt from between the same. .The members 13 at their outer edges have inner projecting anges 15. Thenumerall designates bolts projectingthrough said langes and having nuts 17 which bolt said plates together, said bolts carrying blocks 18 similar to the blocks 9- and which are provided with projecting threaded lugs 2 0, to receive the springs 12. A washer 21 is interposed between each pair of the blocks 18 to keep.`

them 'spaced equally as does the member 6 keep the blocks 9 spaced.

The outer edges 'of the plates 13 are provided with gro0ves22 and in one of said grooves a plate or rim 23 is riveted and adapted to engage intoA said groove 22 on the other side and be held there'when the bolt-s 16 and nuts 17 are placed in position. Bei l.tween the outer edges of the members 13 and resting against the plate `23 is a solid rubber` tire 24 having reinforcing wires 25 which tire is held in position by means of frictional contact between said plates 13Afand around rl said plate 23.

In practice the springs 12 are projected jecting centrally around its inner4 from one of the blocks 9 I,to one of the Y blocks 418 in alternate order" and crossing each other as shown in Fig. 1 and these springs sustain. the supporting wheel structure 1.-23 against receiving any-of the jolt o`r jar of the road surface which the tire 25'encounters, since said springs com- From the foregoing description it will be uro y inseam devlces substantially fulfil the objects of said rim, seid outer plates having inwerdiy the invention as 'set forth herein. projecting flanges, bolts projecting through While this specification' sets forth in detail said flanges and being provided With' nuts,

'the present and preferred construction of blocks on said bolts ehned- With'said irst 20 the device, stillrin practice such deviations named blocks, projecting lugs on all oisaid r lf'roizu'such detil may be resorted to es do blocks, springs secured to lugs on said first not form a departure l' omthe spirit of the named blocks and the lugs vin said second invention. V named blocks in alternate order, ech rOW .readily seen that ihaive produced such e said rib, outer plates slidably mounted over -10 Having thus described my invention, what of seid springs crossing its adjacent row in 30 claim as new and useful and desire to se- :in oblique Ina-nner, and a solid rubber tire cure by Letters Patent is i interposed between said side plates at 'their A device-of the character described comouter edges, as described. l.

prising a 'Wheelhaving a hub, spokes and in testimony Whereofleix my signature 15 felly, a channel shaped rim secured to seid in presence of two Witnesses.

felly and provided with inwardlyprojecti ing flanges on its inner sides and e centrally i f' DANIEL L' GRObBD" disposed rib, pins projecting through said Witnesses:

anges and said rib, blocks on said pins JAY lBJNRY,

20 lnterposedbetween each 'of said flanges and PERCY S. WEBSTER. 

